Further revenge due for the humbling 3-2 – Swansea v AFC Preview
Swansea v Arsenal Match Preview by Greg Cross The evening’s Premier League game in the south of Wales today sees Arsenal arrive in Swansea riding high on the back of a superb out-Stoke-ing of Stoke City, a recent away record that reads simply: eleven games won in a row (including that nervy penalty shoot-out win […]
Total change in midfield 3 from Arteta, Wilshere and Roscicky to Flamini, Ramsey and Ozil
The Michael Jeffares Column The positivity rumbles on for another week and it’s great to see the side brimming with self belief in every game. That said at the end of the Stoke game it was notable that two of our players sat down on due to pure exhaustion – Giroud and Ramsey. Two players […]
Giroud looking a good bet to get back to scoring ways in Wales
Welcome to this week`s Betting Blog. Saturday sees The Arsenal travel to Swansea for a tricky Premier League tie- Considering his record of assists Ozil can still be had at 15/2 to assist the first goal of the game. To assist anytime Ozil is 9/4 which isn’t going to win you a fortune to be […]
Did Arsene Wenger drop a clanger by not signing this Gilberto Silva replacement for Arsenal?
The Ones Who Got Away This blog piece is the third in the series “The Ones Who Got Away”, following on from entries on Franck Ribery and Yann M’Vila. While the previous two players are rather well known, one for his skill on the ball and the other perhaps more for his long running […]
Arsenal striker returns to prove doubters wrong
Weekly Education This week I tell a short tale. I tell a tale of a not-yet great Dane who after two years absence is in search of redemption. So I start with the mad, disheveled Viking from the land which gave us delicious pastries and beautiful blonde-haired women. After showing a fair amount of promise […]
10 steps to take that will crown Arsenal as the Kings of Europe
Le Groove The entire universe is now fully informed that Arsenal have signed Mesut Ozil (I mean: MESUT.FUCKING.ÖZIL!) and if the German playmaker isn’t already an amazing reinforcement on the field, he’s also a clear sign of Arsenal’s new ambition. The only real club in North London is now hungry for silverware, and as Arsene […]
German Media continue to target Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil after trashing Per Mertesacker and Lukas Podolski
Doppelpass A Mesut Özil flashmob! Really? I expected a lot cheering for Sunday’s home debut but a flashmob was far more than than I expected. Fun to see how a German can get the English excited. And in real fashion Mesut did his best to give the crowd something back. Three assists in one game, […]
The Rambo Quadrilogy: He shoots, He scores, Now no one dies
Far Side View Follow Rambo’s journey from deepest darkest South Wales to the bright lights of London to start a new career with The Arsenal and his progression from being the kid who choose Wenger over Fergie, to becoming only the second player born in the 1990s to score a Champions League goal. It could […]
Arsenal win ugly, Sergeant Flamini patrols, Ozil stars, another return and we’re top of the League
Gunners Town Top 5 What a weekend it has been for us Arsenal fans. As if Liverpool losing at home and Manchester United getting destroyed wasn’t enough to bring a smile to our faces, then overcoming Stoke City at the Emirates to go to the top of the Premier League sure did the trick. Life […]
Horseshit, burgers and Highbury; Arsenal rolling back the years with house move
Season Diary This is a relatively short piece from me, due to the fact that I am moving flats, and as I write I’m not sure how much football I will get to watch this week. I wasn’t going to write anything at all in fact, but the bizarre twist of fate involved in my […]